ScanSoft DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 8 Manual page 134

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Improving Accuracy
To edit your vocabulary:
1
From the Accuracy Center, click or say "View or edit your vocabulary." You can
also click View/Edit on the Words menu on the DragonBar.
2
Words you have added are marked with a colored star
words that were previously in the backup dictionary). To see only the words you
have added, click "Custom words only."
A word's written form is what Dragon NaturallySpeaking types when you say the
word. The spoken form is how you say the word. For example, the spoken form for
"Sgt." is "Sergeant."
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into the Written form box. If the word is in the vocabulary, it will appear on the screen.
3
Type the new word or phrase into the Written form box. Leave the Spoken form
box empty, unless the word or phrase is not pronounced the way it's spelled. If
so, see "View or edit your vocabulary" on page 125.
4
Click Add.
5
Click Close to close the Vocabulary Editor.
Notes:
If the spoken form is blank, you must say the written form for the word to be
recognized.
Some special words have a blank written form. These words are special dictation
words built into Dragon NaturallySpeaking. You cannot add your own words
with a blank written form.
Words with a written form that begins with a number (for example, "99th" or a
fraction like "½") appear in the list before words that begin with the letter "a". To
see these words, you must scroll the list up.
To create a spoken form for a word or phrase:
Creating a spoken form can be useful in automating some words or phrases that you
dictate frequently. To create a spoken form:
1
Find the word you want in the list by typing the first few letters in the Written
form box of the Vocabulary Editor.
NOTE
the active vocabulary. You need to add it to the active vocabulary before you can edit it. (See "View or
edit your vocabulary" on page 125.)
2
Select the word.
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Want to check to see if a word is already in the vocabulary? Type the first few letters of the word
If the word you want to edit doesn't appear in Vocabulary Editor, it means the word isn't in
(not including any
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide